Urgent treatment centres (UTCs) are GP-led, open at least 12 hours a day, every day, offer appointments that can be booked through 111 or through a GP referral, and are equipped to diagnose and deal with many of the most common ailments people attend A&E for.
UTCs ease the pressure on hospitals, leaving other parts of the system free to treat the most serious cases.
Derbyshire has five urgent treatment centres:
If in doubt, visit NHS 111 online.
You can find more information about urgent treatment centres, including the types of conditions and injuries they can treat on the NHS England website.
